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Pdickson
Level 2

QBO deleted me as the primary admin user

About three weeks ago I went to sign on to one of my 6 companies that I have since 2017 and it would not let me in saying I needed to contact the company admin to get logged in.  I am the only user, the only primary user, the only admin user.  The first time I contacted support I was hung up on.  The second time they told me to follow a link to request change my email address and reset my password.  THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM.  But I did that. They said I would be contacted within 24-48 hours.  That never happened.  Called support again a few days later.  Now they say it is a KNOWN PROBLEM THAT QBO DELETES PRIMARY USERS.  Now I have to prove my ownership of the company.  I have sent in my ID, Company Docs, and letter from my husband who has never touched the software once.  I contacted QBO, They created this, and after 3 weeks I still cannot get logged on to my books.  

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Mich_S
QuickBooks Team

QBO deleted me as the primary admin user

Hello there, Pdickson.

 

Currently, we have an ongoing investigation (INV-90601) about QuickBooks Online deleting primary admin users. Rest assured that our engineers are doing their best to fix it as soon as possible.

 

I recommend contacting our Customer Care Support team so you'll be added to the list of affected users. This way, you'll receive email updates on the case's status and be notified once it's been resolved. I've added the steps below:

 

 

  1. Tap the (?) Help icon.
  2. Click on Talk to a Human.
  3. Enter a short description of your concern and press Enter.
  4. Select I still need a human.
  5. Choose Contact Us to connect with our live support.
  6. Select Messaging or Get a callback.


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If you're all set, feel free also to explore the QBO All Help webpage to learn more about managing your account.

 

I appreciate your patience as we work through this. If you have any other concerns, please don't hesitate to drop a comment below. Take care!

Pdickson
Level 2

QBO deleted me as the primary admin user

O I HAVE CONTACTED SUPPORT.  I am still waiting for them to fix it.  It has been 3 weeks and several calls.  THAT is the problem.  

jarodriguez
Level 1

QBO deleted me as the primary admin user

Hello QBO my admin user was deleted too, surprisingly without any previous notice, my company BWRB International, and I was the only one who can add or delete users, so it is extremely urgent for me to reactivate my user, or create a new admin user, I'll wait for an answer, couldn't find where to write this so I'm doing it here. I'm finding that there are many users with this problem, will be solved soon?

SarahannC
Moderator

QBO deleted me as the primary admin user

I'm joining this thread to provide answers to your concern, jarodriguez. 

 

I understand the urgency of resolving this ongoing investigation. For now, there's no specific timeframe when this issue will be resolved. Rest assured our engineers are doing their best to fix this as soon as possible.

 

If you haven't contacted our support team to add your company details to the affected users, I encourage you to call our support team. Please follow these steps to do so.

 

  1. Log in to your account.
  2. Click the? Help button at the top right corner.
  3. Go to the Search tab, then select Contact Us.
  4. Enter a brief discussion with your concern, then click Continue.
  5. Choose to Have us call you to connect with us.
     

In the meantime, you can request a Primary Admin claim by following the steps in this knowledge base article: Request to be the primary admin or contact.

 

We appreciate your patience as we continue investigating this. If you have other concerns, the Community is always available to help. Feel free to share your inquiry, and I'll be prompt in assisting you.

Pdickson
Level 2

QBO deleted me as the primary admin user

I finally got ONE of my companies back.  It took me sending in a picture id, articles of inc, a signed letter from my partner (husband), to get it resolved.  Took three weeks.  Still working on the second company they deleted my profile off of.  Have they sent you the link to recover your account?  

Pdickson
Level 2

QBO deleted me as the primary admin user

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